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Volleyball on Monday

Saturday 24 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Due to huge demand, the newly revived Cook Islands Volleyball Association has organised a one-day mixed six volleyball tournament this Monday. The tournament will spike into action at 9am and will run all day at the Telecom Sports Arena. The association this week announced its direction for the 2010 volleyball year which was to start […]

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Clash of the giants

Saturday 24 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Can the Dragons fry the Eels or will the elusive Eels give them the slip? The Swamp in Avatiu will host today’s main match between the Eels and the Ngatangiia Dragons. Both teams have been severely tested in the first round of games but they both deserve to be in first and second place in […]

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Under 13s get ball rolling

Friday 23 July 2010 | Published in Regional

The Arorangi under 13s will host their country brothers from Titikaveka today at the Arorangi field to kick start week five of the CITC rugby union season. This game will kick off at 4.15pm followed by the Senior B clash between the Cowboys and Bulls at 5pm. Tomorrow the Cowboys will host the remaining Bull […]

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Friday rally for Mangaia

Friday 23 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Mangaia islanders based on Rarotonga are meeting at 5.30pm every Friday at the Avatea School grounds to prepare for the third biannual Mangaia Tri-Series Games to be hosted by Auckland between December 24 and January 8. The Cook Islands Mangaia group are the current holders of the Jim Marurai Champions Trophy and the weekly training […]

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Baby Panthers maul Dragons

Friday 23 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Wednesday’s under 16 Powerade Challenge rugby match between the Tupapa Panthers and Ngatangiia Dragons was a game of two very different halves. The Panthers got on the board early in the game to lead 12-0 at the half time break. They must have been given a real good talking to as the side went into […]

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Tennis juniors off to Fiji

Thursday 22 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Local junior tennis players are gearing up to represent the country at the Pacific Oceania Championships next week in Lautoka, Fiji. The junior players selected for the championships in Fiji were stand-out competitors at the recent East Pacific Qualifying event in Rarotonga. The squad will depart our shores this weekend for the two week tennis […]

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Athletes head to Youth Olympics

Thursday 22 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Swimmers, sailors and a handball team make up Team Cook Islands that will represent the country at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore between August 14 and 16. Chef de mission for the team, George Hosking, announced the names of the 25 member Team Cook Islands made up of 18 athletes and seven officials who […]

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Golden oldies get in the flow

Thursday 22 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Friday’s golden oldies (GO) match at Nikao started off well with senior referee Simi Teiotu in charge of the whistle. His interpretation of the GO rules got the game flowing. For the record, Teiotu has been selected for Sydney and will assist with refereeing there and hopefully emulate John Hosking (Brisbane) by being the voted […]

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Undefeated Dragons and Eels face off

Wednesday 21 July 2010 | Published in Regional

The Ngatangiia Flying Dragons and Titikaveka Bulls have certainly begun their 2010 ruby season strongly – a contrast from previous years. Already this season these two clubs have surprised many and heading into last Saturday’s games – the Dragons were leading the points table ahead of the Avatiu Eels in second and the Bulls in […]

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Dragons clash with Panthers in U16

Wednesday 21 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Tomorrow’s U16 Powerade Mid-week Challenge sees the Ngatangiia Flying Dragons take on Tupapa Panthers at 4.30pm at Tupapa Park. The two teams played against each other two weeks ago with the Panthers eventual 30-10 winners. Although the final score-line may indicate a comfortable win this certainly was not the case as the Panthers had to […]

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Volleyball back with mixed six

Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Regional

The Cook Islands volleyball season will start early next month with the Vonnias Corporate mixed six volleyball league. The tournament will run for 10 weeks and is the first volleyball fixture organised by the newly elected Cook Islands Volleyball Association (CIVA). An annual general meeting was held recently where Tangianau Tuaputa was re-elected as the […]

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CI praised for top Tahiti effort

Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Strong performances at the Te Aito Tahiti by the Cook Islands five paddlers have earned them accolades from some of the world’s best paddlers. Women paddlers Emilene Taulu, Vaea Melvin and Serena Hunter hit the Tahiti surf first on Friday for their debut race in howling winds and choppy seas. The conditions tested the 40 […]

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Bulls manage to hold on for draw

Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Dragons 16 vs Bulls 16 Eels 8 vs Warriors 3 Cowboys 38 vs Panthers 3 An early Titikaveka Bulls lead and desperate defence allowed the Bulls to survive their match against the Ngatangiia Dragons with a 16-16 draw. Playing basically ‘catch-up’ rugby, the Dragons will be wondering what happened? And with approximately 60 per cent […]

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Epic Te Aito effort

Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Dearlove finishes 63rd, likely in top 50 after race dispute It was a hugely successful day in the Tahitian surf and sun on Saturday for the first two Cook Islanders in the famous Te Aito Tahiti canoe race. For Reuben Dearlove especially, it was everything he had hoped for as he finished 63rd among 580 […]

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Take a bow Mangaia

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Mangaia might not have as much tourism experience as Rarotonga or Aitutaki, but last weekend no one could tell the difference. The Mangaian community banded together to feed, shelter and entertain over 400 eclipse-chasers nearly 2/3 of the island’s population and ended up providing much more food than the tourist appetite could handle, and loads […]

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Dragons to be tested by Bulls

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

This weekend will see country cousins the Ngatangiia Flying Dragons go head-to-head with the Titikaveka Bulls. Currently both teams are in first and third place on the senior A grade division with the Dragons currently leading the pack and the Bulls in third spot. The Bulls were unlucky losers last weekend, a lapse in concentration […]

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Viewing it from another angle

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Local amateur astronomer Phil Evans and his wife Wendy watched last weekend’s solar eclipse from aboard a ship in the Tuamotus, and said the experience was “absolutely delightful”. They boarded the Aranui 3, a cargo ship which ferries freight between Papeete and the Marquesas, and spent the two weeks building up to the eclipse at […]

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History repeating itself

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

In 1965, record numbers of scientists travelled to Manuae to witness a total solar eclipse, only to be disappointed by cloudy skies – in much the same way that astronomers were cheated by the weather on Mangaia last weekend. The Pacific Islands Monthly reported in 1965 that the Manuae eclipse brought a “black disappointment to […]

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Eclipse an 'astronomer's dream'

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

A Czech couple reckon that Mangaia has the “best sky” they’ve seen – quite a statement coming from a student of astronomy and an eclipse photographer who have together logged more than five solar eclipses. Hana Druckmullerova and Peter Horalek said that though they weren’t able to see the eclipse clearly, they had a chance […]

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Kerikeri X1 ready to play first game

Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Kerikeri High School’s first eleven football team will meet CIFA’s Academy team in their opening game today at the CIFA grounds in Matavera. The match is scheduled to kick off at 4.40pm. Kerikeri High will play CIFA’s Academy twice while on tour here on Rarotonga. They are also scheduled to play Tereora College First Eleven […]

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